Family Friendly at bensons for beds
Launching on 1 October 2025, these new policies are designed to support working parents and families through some of life’s most important – and most challenging – moments. They follow valuable feedback from last year’s Great Place to Work survey, where colleagues shared what matters most to them.
What has chaged?
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26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave
- A first for the UK bed retail industry, putting Bensons on par with major FTSE 100 retailers such as M&S.
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Adoption leave now matches maternity leave
- offering 26 weeks full pay.
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Paternity leave doubled
- Increasing from two weeks to four weeks full pay.
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Flexible return-to-work benefit
- For mothers after maternity leave – 50% of contracted hours for two weeks at 100% pay.
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Enhanced support in difficult times
- Two weeks fully paid parental bereavement leave (previously statutory only)
- 12 weeks fully paid neonatal care leave
- Two weeks fully paid leave for pregnancy loss
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Gifts with purpose
Every new parent receives a gift from From Babies With Love, a charity that donates all profits to support vulnerable and abandoned children around the world.
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Carrie Westwell, Director of People at Bensons for Beds, said:
“We know our colleagues’ lives don’t stop at the end of the working day – and we want to be there for them through life’s big milestones.
These new family benefits have been shaped by our colleagues’ feedback and are designed to make a meaningful difference – whether that’s through enhanced maternity and paternity leave or extra support in more difficult circumstances. This is about putting people at the heart of our business, every single day.”
About Bensons for Beds
At Bensons for Beds, we’re driven by one purpose - to help more people get a better night’s sleep. And with 70 years in retail, and 100 years in manufacturing, we’ve got plenty of experience in making this mission a reality.